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EOS M6 Mark II In-camera battery charging

Started May 21, 2021 | Discussions thread
AshleyMC Senior Member • Posts: 2,228
Re: EOS M6 Mark II In-camera battery charging

Glad you got it to work.

Serious question: What is the primary advantage of in-camera battery charging?

Battery consumption has never been something I must be mindful of when using my DSLR cameras intensively in the field — sometimes, a few days would pass with hundreds and hundreds of exposures and the single battery would be in active service.

Not so with mirrorless cameras. So I have bought two spare batteries plus a USB connected charger, and a power pack. In the field, I replace the in-camera battery when needed (which is always the case) and recharge the depleted battery from the power pack via USB, in the backpack while I continue to walk — immediately being ready to shoot again.

Also, that (solar powered) power pack may be used to recharge the batteries of my phone and my notepad computer. When back to a room, one of the first things I do is plug that power pack to a main electrical outlet.

The camera would be “at rest, non-functional” if I were to recharge the battery in-camera.

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